computer scientist
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The term "artificial intelligence" was coined here by computer scientist John McCarthy, according to the university.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
“I would say that, absent the Trump branding, most industry experts would say that the phone is not a good value at that price point,” Edwards, also Quandary Peak’s principal computer scientist, told Salon.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
The key position of NSF director has been unfilled ever since Sethuraman Panchanathan, a computer scientist and academic administrator, resigned in April 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
These include AI-generated deepfakes and fake news outlets that have influenced recent election conversations in countries such as the United States, Taiwan, Indonesia, and India, according to UBC computer scientist Dr. Kevin Leyton-Brown.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
The concept of a World Wide Web—a system for creating, organizing, and linking documents so they could be easily browsed over the Internet—was developed by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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